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נוּן H5126

H5126 is the Hebrew word נוּן, transliterated Nûwn and said noon. The King James Version most often renders it nun.

Word: נוּןTransliteration: NûwnSaid: noonLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 25 verses

What it means

Nun or Non, the father of Joshua.

Where it comes from

or נוֹן; (1 Chronicles 7:27), from H5125 (נוּן); perpetuity,.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 25 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

nun 24×non 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Non, Nun.

Verses using נוּן

All 25 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 33:11 · KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

Numbers 11:28 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

Numbers 13:16 · KJV

These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

Numbers 14:6 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:

Numbers 14:38 · KJV

But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.

Numbers 27:18 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

Numbers 32:12 · KJV

Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.

Numbers 32:28 · KJV

So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:

Deuteronomy 1:38 · KJV

But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Deuteronomy 31:23 · KJV

And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

Deuteronomy 34:9 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Joshua 1:1 · KJV

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,

Joshua 2:1 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

Joshua 2:23 · KJV

So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

Joshua 6:6 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.

Joshua 14:1 · KJV

And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.

Joshua 17:4 · KJV

And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

Joshua 19:49 · KJV

When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:

Joshua 19:51 · KJV

These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.

Joshua 21:1 · KJV

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

Joshua 24:29 · KJV

And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.

Judges 2:8 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.

1 Kings 16:34 · KJV

In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

1 Chronicles 7:27 · KJV

Non his son, Jehoshuah his son,

Nehemiah 8:17 · KJV

And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5126 mean?

H5126 is the Hebrew word נוּן (Nûwn), meaning Nun or Non, the father of Joshua.

How is H5126 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it nun (24 times), non (1 time).

How many times does H5126 appear in the Bible?

נוּן (Nûwn) is tagged in 25 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5126 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or נוֹן; (1 Chronicles 7:27), from H5125 (נוּן); perpetuity,.

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